Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-12-16
THE NEXT NATIONAL RE-
PUBLICAN CONVENTION.
A Statement of the Issues Invoi-
we'd in the Selection OF the
Next President.


ing call for the next National Repub-
lican Convention has been ISSUED by
the National Republican Committee:
To the Republican electors OF the
United States.
In accordance with usage, and obe'
dient to the instructions of the Re-
publican National Convention OF
1884, a National Convention of dele
gated representatives of the Republi-
can party will be held at the city of
Chicago. Ill.,, on Tuesday, the 18th
of June. 1883. at l2o'clock noon, for
the purpose OF nominating candidates
for President and Vice President to be
supported at the next National elec-
ection, and for the transaction of such
other business as may be there pre-
sented.
Republican electors in the several
States, and voters without regard to
past political affiliation, difference or
act, who believe in the American
principle of a protective tariff for the
defense and development of home in
dustries and the elevation of home Ia
bor; who would reduce the National
taxes and prevent the accumulation
of the surplus in the Treasury in har-
mony with this principle; who are
opposed to the tempt, now more
openly avowed than ever before, to
establish a policy which would strike
down American labor to the level of
the underpaid and oppressed workers
Of foreign lands; who favor a system
of naval and coast defenses which
will enable the United States to con-
duct its international negotiations
self-respect; who gratefully remem-
Der the defenders of the country; who
condemn and resent the continued
and unjust exclusion of rapidly-grow-
ing Territories, which have an indis-
putable title to admission into the
sisterhood of States; who are in favor
of free schools and popular education,
q free and honest ballot and fair
count, the protection of every citizen
OF the United States in his legal
rights at home and abroad, foreign
policy that shall extend
our trade and commerce to ev-
cry land and cline, and shall proper
ly support the dignity of the Nation
and the promotion of friendly and
harmonious relations and intercourse
between all the States, are cordially
invited to unite under this csll in the
formation of National ticket.
Each State will be entitled to four
delegates-at-large, and for each Rep
resentative. .at-large two delegates, and
each Congressional district, each Ter
ritorv and the District of Columbia,
to two delegates.
The delegstes.at. large shall be
chosen by popular State Conventions,
called on not less than twenty days.
public notice, and not less than thirty
days before the meeting of the National
Convention. The Congressional dis
tricts' delegates shall be chosen in
the same manner as the nomination
of member Of Congress is made in
said districts. The Territories dele
gates shall be chosen in the same
manner as the nomination of Delega-
tes in Congress is made. The dele.
gates from the District of Columbia
shall be chosen at convention con.
stituted of members elected in prima.
ry district assemblies, held under the
call and direction of the Republican
Central Committee of said District.
An alternative delegate for each
delegate in the National Convention.
to act in case of the absence of the
delegate, shall beelected in the same
manner and at the same time as the
delegate is elected.
All notices of contests must be filed
with the National Com mittee in writ
ing, accompanied by printed state
ments of the grounds of contests,
which shall be made public. Prefer
ences in the order of hearing and de-
termining contests will be given by
the convention in accordance with
the date of filing of such notices and
statements with the National Com
mittee. B. F. JONES, Chairman.
SAMUEL FEssENDEN, Secretary.